1857
The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
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1711
The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in present-day North Carolina.
The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in present-day North Carolina.
1692
Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, and Samuel Wardwell…
Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, and Samuel Wardwell are hanged, the last of those to be executed in the Salem witch trials.
1586
Eighty Years' War: A Spanish force led by the Marquis del Vasto successfully fights its way past a joint English/Dutch…
Eighty Years' War: A Spanish force led by the Marquis del Vasto successfully fights its way past a joint English/Dutch ambush in the Battle of Zutphen.
1359
An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the…
An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the Two Peters.
904
The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control…
The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
1882
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal…
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)
1981
Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (born 1893)
Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (born 1893)
1862
Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and mercenary (born 1831)
Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and mercenary (born 1831)
1913
The United Mine Workers of America launch a strike which eventually escalated into the Colorado Coalfield War.
The United Mine Workers of America launch a strike which eventually escalated into the Colorado Coalfield War.
1899
Philippine-American War: the American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Philippine-American War: the American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
1821
Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
1803
Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire…
Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
1779
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard,…
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
1642
First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the…
First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ends in a Royalist victory.
1459
The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
1780
American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by…
American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.